Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-12

Saturday the Jacksonville, Tampa and
hey West shipped twelve carloads OF
oranges from Sanford,
About ten new students entered the
Orange City Academy this week, making
nearly 100 now in attendance.
W. b. Wilgus, a nrOminent real estate
dealer OF st. Paul, Mimi, has purchased
he Heath property in DaytOna for $13, 900
in cash
Cont, the principal OF the two rascals
who deceived and robbed the Italian colo
nists now established in the vicinity OF
Green Cove, has been arrested by the
Italian government and lodged in jail.
The withdrawal Of 4. l.. Wilson, of Bar
tow, from the race for the Office OF State
Attorney practically narrOws the Ii ht
down to a contest between MIR. Palmer,
ut BrDOksyille, and 6. 3. Sparkman, q.
Tam a.
A strong probability exists of the
establishment OF an important lndu 3try
IN Green Cove, in when large capital
add many skilled workmen VIII he EN-
poyed. AS nothing has been definitely
settled the facts as yet have not been
made public.
c. Ii. Davies, of Gainesville, captured
at BrooksVille Monday Wesley Williams,
who, it is thought, poisoned William II.
Harvey about ten days ago. He also ar
rested q cOlored man named Bill Kelly,
who is wanted ia Georgia Tor murder.
He landed both Of them in the county
jail.
Jesse Self was sent up from Justice
BurrllPs court at Orange City this week.
Jesse tried the shotgun game on John
watson for interfering with the domestic
fecilities Of the house of Self. The gun
was pointed at Watson's head instead Of
bis heels and every bullet glanced par
TALLY scalpIng the dlsturber OF Jesse's
happiness. Both parties are genuine de-
scendants OF old man Ham.
The old steamer Fanny Dugan, of the
De BaTy-Baya line, stranded i'll the lake
near Sanford few DAYS ago and
was buried to the waters
edge. The boilers and ma
chinery of the old boat were taken out
and sent down to the big saw mill at
DEVILS Elbow, just above Palatka, and
the loss to her owners could not have been
very heavy, The Fanny Dugan was
about fifteen years old, and kas for a num-
Der or years Piled the waters OF the ST.
JOHNS river. 90 ...
Through the solicitation of J. NJ. Lee,
and by9f9 kecommeadation Of P0stmasttr
Clark, through Supt Turner, OF the
Fourth Division Railroad Mail Service,
permission has been granted by the Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General, allow
ing a SPECIAL man pouch made up daily
for Rockledge,} which General Manager
Reutley, of tue Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West railway, has kindly ordered TO
be delivered gratis by the purser OF the
company's steamer Rockledge, which is
making daily trims on the Indian river in
connection with the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West railway from Tltusville
This is great advantage over the pres
ent service, which is carried in sail boats
and Is quite irregular.
NJ. II. Dalton, of Palatka, has a COM
mon brindle house cat that 10 very uu-
common. The cat was given Mr., Dalton
by Capt. Joe Smith twenty-five years ago,
and in season and out of season she has
proved good mouser for the Dalton
household. The cold of twenty-five win
tiers ana the heat of RS many summers
leave her active and sturdy, though
somewhat deaf, so that now she cannot
hear the quiet nibble OF the mouse or the
patter Of rat feet on the floor. She is well
cared for in her old age, as by reason Of
'ner long years and good disposition she is
a tGyorite OF the family. Mr.. Dalton is
also the owner OF dog almost ae remark
able as the cat, for he has grown gray in
reaching his majority. now being just
81 years old.
Green Cove Spring: Numerous tele-
grams from various points IN the State
give the records made by Thermometers.
but we have long since learned to place
no reliance on such reports, unless from
an official authority. "A resident Of Tampa
told us that ice was formed at that place
on Monday. Al other points IN South
Florida the thermometer is reported al -,
-. etc, ard u Is also declared that the
most tender vegetation was not touched.
The reports from the thermometers in
Green Cove vary 80 materially that we do
not feel bale in quoting any Of them. IL
Is certain, however, That the lowest tenn
perature reached was something below "A
degs., nut not much-probabl % degs.
with one report Of - degs. As We are
about 10 20 10 press the indications are
that we have not felt the worst OF the cold
spell, but we are better prepared tnan we
were ten days since. Tue oranges here,
ana those brought in from the country,
picked duringthe week, show no evidence
~ a freeze.